When I am eating alone which is too often these days, I am reading constantly on my phone either FR, or science articles, or general things regarding building things, or gardening, or history and travel, or even looking up interesting new recipes. I guess it would be more productive use of my time to stare into space, or feed the video poker machines at the bar like everybody else. If I am eating with others, I never have my phone out or get twichy.
Few things more frustrating and socially awkward than being out to dinner with someone who can’t put down the phone because of tik tok. We shouldn’t have to compete with strangers. We’re the ones who show up in these people’s lives. Why remote people talking nonsense on a screen is more compelling than people in person I have no idea. It’s a cultural decay.
It’s scary to be a passenger when the driver is watching tik tok and not the road. It’s sad when people think those they interact with on tik tok but avoid meeting in person are a relationship. Those who are there for you are relationships.
It’s nothing to see young people pull out their phones between customers. They are addicts. It’s no longer the “boob tube” parents need to worry about it’s digital devices. I hate that work has their own mobile devices that we’re required to use because it makes it impossible not to feel like I am part of the problem.
I like the idea of “screen time” on Apple devices but it’s not going to help someone with an addiction. I mean if you are giving up sleep to go online for tik tok live there’s a problem. If you see your worth in how many followers or likes you have it’s a problem. This generation are going to end up like child celebrities. Once the world moves on to the next shiny thing, where will they go for affirmation and self worth?